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WorksheetsThe Distant Past (Topic 1, Lesson 1)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
An archaeologist...
studies how people from the past behaved
digs up and studies artifacts to learn about people from the past
studies rocks and the earth
only studies history
A geologist...
studies artifacts left behind by people
studies books and writings from the past
studies rocks and the earth
studies only prehistory
Prehistory is...
the time AFTER writing developed
the time BEFORE writing developed
A fossil is
something made by man
the bones, imprints, or remains of something living from long ago
only bones
Evidence is...
proof that something is true
someone's opinion
found only in books
An artifact is
the bones or remains of something that lived long ago
only something written down
something manmade that is left behind from people long ago
An anthropologist is
a scientist who studies rocks and the earth
a scientist who studies artifacts left behind by people long ago
a scientist who studies how people behaved long ago
a scientist who studies dinosaur bones
Which object would an archaeologist NOT study?
tools
pottery
weapons
computer websites
Archaeologists use several ways to "date" or learn the age of artifacts. Which is NOT one way they date these objects?
Compare artifacts to other objects found in the same layer of soil.
They break the artifact into pieces and put them back together.
Measure radioactive material found in objects.
They look at DNA evidence to compare these people to other people who lived at the same time.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact?
a village built in 2000 B.C.
an arrowhead made by Native Americans
a pot used for cooking on a campfire
the bones of a fish from 500 BC found at an ancient campfire site
